The Dog of the Marriage by Amy Hempel
A nice review of Amy Hempel's new collection, The Dog of the Marriage in Newsday.com (review by Alan Cheuse). I'm glad to see it/hear about her new book. I've always adored Amy Hempel's stories, and I look forward to snapping these up as well.
The review includes this quote, which pretty much guarantee's I'll buy the book:
Her story "San Francisco," from one of her earlier collections, is arguably the finest short-short composed by any living writer, offering in 2 1/2 succinct pages the story of two sisters and a family, compact and intact, emotions and culture included.
I don't remember having read "San Francisco" before, but there's a good chance I have. It hardly matters. I want to have the story in front of me to read right now.
The cover, I might note, is odd and wonderful and subdued. My only worry is that if I saw this book in a bookstore, I'd want to see Amy Hempel's name more prominently, because that, for me, would be the selling point of the book, and the dashed lines at the top left of the photo likely wouldn't lead me to her name quick enough. Still, the photo itself would wake me linger, and no doubt I'd find the author name wedged into the upper right corner, along with the book title at the bottom left.
Intriguing. I look forward to it. If you've read any of it, feel free to post yer thoughts in the comments.
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The Dog of the Marriage by Amy Hempel
A nice review of Amy Hempel's new collection, The Dog of the Marriage in Newsday.com (review by Alan Cheuse). I'm glad to see it/hear about her new book. I've always adored Amy Hempel's stories, and I look forward to snapping these up as well.
The review includes this quote, which pretty much guarantee's I'll buy the book:
